Question

Made my own vegetable broth. How am I to know how many points it is? In my head I say ZERO, but not sure. Any ideas? It tastes and smells amazing.  

Answer 1

If you only used 0 point ingredients, its 0 points

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@penrod2123 so if there are sweet potato and potato peelings I am thinking there might be a point or two. Is that what you are thinking? Since Weight Watchers isn't big on the potato family, there were many of those peelings in there.  

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@yen706 sounds about right

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On purple potatoes are zero.  

Answer 2

Would love the recipe

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@pryor just keep all your clean washed veggie peelings in a mesh bag in the freezer. Keep adding to it. I had broccoli stems, asparagus stems, carrot , potato, sweet potato peelings, onion skins, brussel sprout leaves, list is endless. Added parsley sprigs, basil leaves, thymr, oregano. Peppercorns, kosher salt. I did it in the Instantpot slowcooker for 24 hrs, set it for 12 hrs then it was on keep warm for 12 hrs, only because I was busy and didn't have time to deal with it. Poured it into a big strainer and let it drain into a big bowl for an hour the put it into mason jars and once cooled put into the deep freeze.  

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@pryor that sounds great what an idea. Inspiring

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@significance4 since on WW you eat an enormous amount of veggies why throw out the bits/pieces and peelings. Just make sure they are clean and use onion skins to.  

Answer 3

Recipe please

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@majorette just keep all your clean washed veggie peelings in a mesh bag in the freezer. Keep adding to it. I had broccoli stems, asparagus stems, carrot , potato, sweet potato peelings, onion skins, brussel sprout leaves, list is endless. Added parsley sprigs, basil leaves, thymr, oregano. Peppercorns, kosher salt. I did it in the Instantpot slowcooker for 24 hrs, set it for 12 hrs then it was on keep warm for 12 hrs, only because I was busy and didn't have time to deal with it. Poured it into a big strainer and let it drain into a big bowl for an hour the put it into mason jars and once cooled put into the deep freeze.  

Answer 4

Gotta be careful with that stuff, I'm sure you guys know that stuff though : )

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What do you mean? Why?  

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@allegorize what do you mean?  

Answer 5

I make it all the time 0 pts.  

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@interrelate10 thank you. Figured there was nothing in it to have points. I did have sweet potato and paotato peelings in there thought maybe the starches would have points.  

Answer 6

Great idea. Thank you. Recipe please

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@outsoar just keep all your clean washed veggie peelings in a mesh bag in the freezer. Keep adding to it. I had broccoli stems, asparagus stems, carrot , potato, sweet potato peelings, onion skins, brussel sprout leaves, list is endless. Added parsley sprigs, basil leaves, thymr, oregano. Peppercorns, kosher salt. I did it in the Instantpot slowcooker for 24 hrs, set it for 12 hrs then it was on keep warm for 12 hrs, only because I was busy and didn't have time to deal with it. Poured it into a big strainer and let it drain into a big bowl for an hour the put it into mason jars and once cooled put into the deep freeze.  

Answer 7

Do you just drink it or?  

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@hydrops use it in stir fry or soup.  

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Cook rice or pasta in it also!  

Answer 8

I have been wanting to do this for the longest time. Being a vegetarian it is like gold around here. I feel bad buying it when I can make it with vege scraps. Did you use a recipe?  

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@inappreciable i use the peelings from all my veggies. I have a mesh bag in my freezer that I keep adding to until I am ready to use them. Great way to reduce waste. I also use them when I make chicken or beef broth.  

Answer 9

Lovely! Should be 0 points, I would think. I do this with scraps. Or I boil down a turkey carcass with scraps to add flavour, then make gravies or soups with it.  

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@reinhold93 i do to, with chicken or turkey carcass. So much more flaor than the store bought stuff.  

Answer 10

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.  

Answer 11

I make my own as well as chicken broth (skim the fat off)

Answer 12

0 on blue

Answer 13

This may be a silly question but do u just dump the contents of the mess bag in the pot or do u keep contents in “cookable mess bag” & drop bag into pot?  

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@spinoff dump the contents into the pot. Use a srtainer over a bowl when done to keep all the veggies from the broth.  

Answer 14

Which selection do you use on your instapot? Also, do you full t water to max? This is great. Thanks!  

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I just put all my veggie peelings into the instant pot and filled it to MAX line and since I didn't have time to deal with it, I put it on slowcooker setting for 12 hours and keep warm function until I had time to deal with it. So it turned out to be approximately 24 hours before I had time to strain it and put into bottles for freezer.  

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@yen706 This is so helpful! Thank you!